Area Mosque’s Taking Donations For Afghan Refugees Arriving To The Area

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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — As thousands get successful the United States from war-torn Afghanistan, galore with conscionable the apparel connected their back, the Maryland bureau of the Council connected American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is partnering with section mosques to cod donations for families and evacuees arriving to our area.

Dar Taqwa Mosque successful Ellicott City is 1 of 3 mosques partnering with CAIR to judge donations. They’re asking for conscionable astir thing to assistance evacuees who are starting over: bars of soap, brackish and pepper, schoolhouse supplies and babe diapers.

“We are collecting antithetic items for Afghan refugees arriving to the area,” said Zainab Chaudry, CAIR Maryland Director. “Everything you request successful bid to relation connected a regular ground are items that these families are going to need.”

Sharon Davis hopes the donations volition assistance those arriving consciousness welcome.

“If I was a alien successful a overseas onshore I would truly privation idiosyncratic to invited me,” said Davis, who dropped disconnected diapers. “You are invited here, you are harmless here, you are successful a bully place, America is simply a bully spot and I invited you with unfastened arms.”

CAIR is America’s largest Muslim civilian liberties and advocacy organization.

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